The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 October 1936

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,975. ESTD. 1835 MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1936 10 CENTS
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  • 498 1  -  Sin Chew Poh Mines Being Laid At Strategic Points CANTONESE IN HONGKEW FLEEING IN PANIC Chiang Kai Shek Flies Back To Nanking SHANGHAI, OCT. 4. A REPORT EMANATING FROM A JAPANESE SOURCE STATES THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE COMMENCED EMERGENCY MEASURES FOR THE DEFENCE OF
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  • 72 1 London, Oct. 4. A XOTHER London landmark and link with the last century, the Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square, is to be pulled down and a modern cinema will be built on the site. The Alhambra was opened in 1854 as "The Royal Panopticon of Science
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  • 357 1 FASCIST GOVERNMENT IF REBELS WIN Paris, Oct. 4. THE evacuation of Madrid has begun, according to an unconfirmed report. Children and wounded arc the first personsdespatched to Valencia from neighbouring villages*. THE insurgent radio at Cadiz claims that 100 people were killed and
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  • 70 1 Police Use Batons: Nine In Hospital London. Oct. 4. FTARS of disturbances arising -iut of a Fascist march in the East End of London for which extra police were mobilised, were realised early when trouble broke out in the neighbourhood of the Minories. Police cleared Royal
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  • 144 1 Question To Be Raised INTERVIEW WITH NEWSPAPER London, Oct. 1. THE visit of H.H. the Sultan of Selangor is featured in the newspapers today and the Sunday Referee publishes an interview through an interpreter in which the Sultan is reported to have indicated his desire to
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  • Article, Illustration
    89 1 FATHER ENRIQUEZ VASQUEZ CAMARAZA. a priest who was himself a prisoner of the Government, was allowed to enter the ruined Alcazar fortress in Toledo to baptise babies born in the stronghold during the long siege. The rebels who were holding out in the subterranean depths of the building had requested
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  • 24 1 Magdeburg, Oct. 4. The death is announced of Gen. von Arnim, who commanded the Fourth German Army Corps in the Great War. Reuter Wireless
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  • 51 1 Discovered Uninjured In West Australia Perth, Oct. 3. The two Dutch airmen irom Jav.i Rous and Van Beekman. whj had bee? missing since taking oil from Perth on Wednesday on a holiday fhpht around Australia were found today uniniur d lugged country ab-uit 120 mile- south-cast Of Kalgoorlie
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  • 210 1 Mar Hal Law To Be Held Lp APPEAL II) All All KIMiS Jerusalem, Oct. 4. AS the result of the increased hopeii of a settlement ol the Arab strike, it iis understood the Government intends to hold in abeyance at present the proclamation of
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  • 64 1 More Men Models Than Any Previous Event London. Oct. 3. The 30th International Motor Exhibition opens it Olympia on Oct 15. The exhibition is expected to di.s.hw more new models than any previous event and representatives from 45 overcountries have signilied their intention to attend. There will be
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  • 38 1 Kafaxia. <>< 1 The Netherlands llllUlll export duly on native rubber 1...- keen raised ta 50 KUilden d each Kin fcitagrami dry After devaiuation of tho guildei rate was raited from 37 to 47 guilders Reuter
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 57 1 \m[({Y^^^ TONIGHT j COCKTAIL DANCE I DINNER DANCE 6.30 TO 8.15 P.M. I informal 9.30 TO MIDNIGHT AND CABARET ENTERTAINMENT BY THE D FOKIEN-MARVIN RUSSIAN TRIO D. MARVIN— Y. KRAVCHENKO— K. ERMOLAEVA Late of the Moscow Ballet NON-DINERS $1.00 RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHES- j WHEN IN PENANG STAY AT TRA directed
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    • 106 1 !___"_;-"-"-■■■■■■■■■->» <——-_— ADELPHI SEA V!EW HOTELS THIS WEEK: SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER AMI MUCK MINK It. RELLER'S FAMOUS HUNGARIAN BAND NO AFTER DINNER ADMISSION (MAIM. I ADELPHI HOTEL: Tuesday Thursday SEA VIEW HOTEL: Wednesday. Friday. Saturday WHETHER YOL* REQUIRE LKiHI REFRESHMENTS OR ELABOR.TI MI. AL, THE ADELPHI GRILL IS RENOWNED
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  • 781 2 MUNICIPAL Extravagance Letters To The Editor ASIATIC -OWNED PRESS BETRAYS POORER CLASSES-SUPPORTS MUNICIPAL "PALACE" WHILE THOUSANDS DIE OF TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA— WHAT HAVE DIRECTORS TO SAY TO CHANGE OF FRONT7-CHILDISH A TTACK ON FREE PRESS— MEN WHO HA VE LOST PUBLIC COM FIDENCE-IS IT JUSTICE? To the Editor. Sir.- "Public
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  • 289 2 To The Editor. Sir— ln vieic of the present public controversy regarding extravagance by the Municipality the following extract from a book "East Again," icritten by Mr. Walter Harris of The London Times staff, will no doubt interest your readers: "Two of the rnost important public
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 26 2 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL THE SINGAPORE MUSICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS "CARMEN" (CONCERT VERSION) FRI. OCT. 16th AT 9.30 P.M. BOOKING NOW OPEN AT LITTLES PRICES, $2.00 and $1.00
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    • 377 2 I CLASSIFIED AU THE RUGGER SEASON is here. GET YOUR LITESOME BODY BELT. FROM MEDICAL HALL LTD. 1 BOARD RESIDENCE. SEA-FRONf KATONG GRANGE— 77 Meyer Rd. Large rooms facing sea with own bath room. H and C. a__ mod. san. Phone 5758 Tennis Large Garden. H g^Ha^ai___^---~ Bl^ aMaB 1
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    • 628 2 y__KT_sfcMr_NTS. £be Sinaapore jfrce ipcess Bead Office: Cecil Street. Singapore. Phone syi (5 lines vita extensions to all departments Tel: "Times" Singapore. Kuala Lumpur Office: 25, Java Street Phone: 26*1. Pe___ng Gfa-e: ai. Bishop Street. Penang. Phone: 1477. London Office: 4f/43 Fleet Street, London, E.C. 4. Phone: Central 36t* s«c9.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 619 2 _n_ __Q-_T Diary UJ The Day High Water: 11.37 a.m. 9.8 ft., 11.41 p.m. 10.2 ft. Sports Soccer: Army vs. Rest at Anson Road. i Hockey: S.C.C. vs. S.J.I, on Padang. I Indian Assn. vs. Y.M.C.A. at LA. ground. Y.M.C.A. vs. Ft. Canning at 1 Anson Road. S.R.C. vs. A.P.C.
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  • 1224 3 LOCAL COMMEMORATION OF ANGLO- EGYPTIAN TREATY Tea Party Given By Syed Alsagoff "EGYPT LEADER OF ISLAMIC NATIONS" Cablegram Received From Nahas Pasha A FUNCTION unique in the social history of Singapore— that is a description of the tea party given on Saturday by Syed Ibrahim Omar Alsagoff at his residence
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  • 259 3 Inspected By Commissioner For Malaya AN impressive display by the Victoria School Scouts and other! Ol the Singapore Boy Scouts datton was given a? the school on Saturday. F. C. Sands. Commissioner for I Malaya, and by Mr. H. A. R. •nan. District Commissioner
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  • 306 3 Sub-Overseer Attacked From Behind 4 iFrom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 2. T»HAT he was attacked from behind While walking over the verandah of bis quarters was the allegation made by Kandiah. a P.W.D. sub-overseer, living at the 14th mile. Sungei Chuah. in Kajang District, against a
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  • 140 3 Lectures Almost Until Train Leaves «Fr<.m Our Own Correspondent I Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 1. Mr GeolTrey Hodson. the international lecturer for the Theosophical Society and also known as an occultist and Rifted author, who has lectured In S-ngapore. performed a quick tasK hen when he lectured until
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  • 52 3 The Police Band will play 4o£j| nt Kiton- Park at 6 p.m.: March, True «C. Teike> Overnn Thousand and One Nights <Svohr i> Selection. Arcadians (MonckVase L U stige Bruder fR. Voll- Trombone Solo. Slidin Easv rrv L Alford>; Suite. LondAgain <Eric Coates) American Sketch Down South <W.
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  • 166 3 Christmas hampers, wholly and typically Malayan, will again be made available by the Malayan Agri-Horti- cultural Association for despatch tc England within the next month or two Of Malayan construction, the hamper will contain tea. coffee, canned pineapples, a Brazil nut fruit, and a bottle of chutney,
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  • 41 3 As a result of the performances o "Magic. Mirth and Mystery" at th Victoria Theatre on June 26 and 2 r t the Malayan Magic Circle has beei able to send a cheque for $481 58 to SI Andrew's Mission Hospital.
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  • 101 3 Another $2,000,000 Added During July ("From Our Own Correspondent** Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 2. The F.MS surplus now stands at $72,295,884 as a result of July revenue exceeding expenditure by $2,248,916. The revenue for that month amounted to 56.894.36G and the expenditure was $4.645 450. The total revenue for
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  • 78 3 Plots For Evicted Vegetable (.rowers Vegetable growers evicted Irom Kallang Basin as a result ol the antimalarial campaign have been given one-acre plots in the low-lying section of the Chua Chu Kang burial ground These are likely to remain available lor at least ten years, subject to stipulations.
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  • 656 3 HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE MAN IN LOVE TRIANGLE "I Was Insanely Jealous" Egypt, together with his colleagues, all In their private capacity, tried their < best, just as Their Majesties the Arab j Kings had done, with the British Gov- enment for an amicable settlement of the Palestine problem. j Factor
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 54 3 MenMadeYoung Vigour Increased In 24 Hours unable to Vi-Tabs and restore l,r *>-5 V Vitality and Energy. your Manhood. VlU y Nixon's {l results 2 i^very and «uar-Vi-Tabs are a n^ dggjf^ stron| an.te.-d to bttUd muM 0 f you in l„,dy and make a new re turn of week
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    • 50 3 -HAVE YOU EVER VISITED JAVA? The land of eternal summer, the wonderland of sunlight and colour, with its temples and ruins of little known antiquity, its strange picturesque people and remarkable scenery JAVA IS WITHIN 4 HOURS DISTANCE IF YOU TRAVEL WITH THE K. N. I. LM. COOL QUICK COMFORTABLK.
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  • 2274 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON London, Sept. 25. AUTUMN the in-between season is living up to its name. Rain, sunshine, fog crisp air and muggy cloudiness all have pushed themselves into the weather during the past week. It has been the wettest September for a number* ol years and yet
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 105 4 You Can Cure PILES Physician' s discovery positively reduces and heals piles. Dr. Van Yleck's Absorptive Pile Plasma is a complete cure for the worst piles. The tumt application stops pain and irritation almost instantly. Alarming loss of blood is arrested. Inflammation soon dies down. The swollen piles surely grow
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    • 190 4 Take SANATOGEN then you will not feel so nC/"W > swr^ f m9M lMaaawß&t^Q^ i jf ____i _s_*' ____________________E__-__K?^__ sfit^^*^ l ß P^^^ '< 'S* Weak nerves are starved which usually benerves. Not dangerous comes worse unless yet, but a condition something is done. The nerves must he fed, and
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    290 5 11l VDKKDS Of WHITF CLAD schoolchildren massed in the arena released large numbers of gaily-coloured balloons during the impressive festival ,t -He Brussels Stadium which marked the end of the International Peace Congress which has been taking place in the city. Photo shous the white-clad children releasing the peace balloons
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 23 5 ANDy r' >f E**^"*' THE FOLLOWING HAVE JU ST f W^* per SS PRES,DENT GARFIELD" 3_| Oranges Cauliflower _k.i._'tT-.*--U_|_-—" _T~~.-_i"3^-_n__r_J !lllsl|_llS* PHONE 5378,
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  • 575 6 But Still Instances Of Exploitation (From Our Own Corrt-;ppndent) Kuula Lumpur, Oct. 3. pOMBINED efforts by the principal planters' bodies will probably be L mui te to check -exploitation of planters." 'There are still instances brought to our notice of the exploitation of planters and
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  • 200 6 ajIP Charles O. Jenner. the captain Ol the SCC. cricket team this year, was married at St. Andrew's, Cathedral on Saturdav to Miss Majorie V Horn, of Writt'.e. Essex. The ceremony was attended by a large gathering and was carried out by mdeacor. Graham White. Mr.
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  • 227 6 New Method Of Calculation In Force The change in the method of calculation of export duty and cess on the export rubber which was recently enacted took effect from Thursday. Hitherto, the cess imposed under the Rubber Regulation Enactment was 70 of one cent per lb of dry
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  • 356 6 SAFEGUARDING FOOD AT SCHOOLS REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION QPECIAL attention year to safeguarding the tood vided at schools in the Sv ments by means of the intr:_d_ tuckshots and the MBploymem ot special food contractors vho pi the food under supervised c ndii states the annual repor tor 01
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  • 340 6 first oFrrs kind (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oet. 2. THE Chinese Trade Fair began last night at the Fun and Frolic Park. Speeches at the opening were mostly a plea for the advancement of Chinese goods Mr Kao Shih Heng, chairman ot the
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  • 92 6 ROAD WIDENING IN SINGAPORE Action to proceed with the widening ol roads In Singapore is to be taken by the Rural Board and the first work will be done on the Changi Road in the se. nd half of 1937. The widening of Thomson Road will be effected in the
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  • 81 6 (FYom Our Own Corns;) nrient I Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 3. The engagement is announced between Mr Francis Arthur Brings, ot Kuala Lumpur and lormerly ol Singapore where he was a well-known law\er. son of the >ite Mr v*. F Brigg> and Mrs J G Briggs. of
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  • Article, Illustration
    745 6 groups concerr. J and are entitled at the tnd of th-:r ftg] cf three or lour years, whichever it may be. to the usual tull pay and passage home and exactly nc privileges m every other way is r eommlsstan and provident fund ar.d wires' passage, ■K-SLI "Ll N OF
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 56 6 L_______^^ _T^^ ___T^^ *^y^^7 a I 1 Bet tun PanelMaker :uul repairer of rattan and Bert.un Mucks. (:ui\as and Spring Blinds, tarpaulins. Tents, Bags. Blue Screens, Bertam Panels. Wire N, ttin Fencing, Wool huntings and Flags. ABDUL RAHMAN, telephone 2454. Office:— 66, Robinson Road, "Opposite T-legraph Co.) Workshop: 17 Joo
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    • 52 6 pumps m^m MYERS SELF-OILING BULLDOZER FOR GENERAL SERVICE. __?__fl_fnYla# t_E** -Stffl-^l rSaw jW^___t/t_ 7 _^3_^fcK-B&_^__j> ___a_P^_n SIZES STOCKED: *H x 3"-li4" SUCTION AND DISCHARGE r x 4"— i%§" 4" x s'*— 2 r 6' x 6"— 3 4 v SOLE AGENTS: UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. SINGAPORE BRANCHES. M M^"^* M M
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  • 1644 7 Praise And Blame For Government Policy COMMENT ON MARGATE CONFERENCE London, Oct. 3. T^DITORIAL comment in the morning papers is *i principally directed to the speech which the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered last night at a mass meeting in connection with the Conservative Party Conference
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  • 469 7 At Wednesday's tiffin meeting of the I Rotary Club at the Adelphi Hotel. Mr. D. G. Osborne-Jones will give an address on "English Humorists." I On Wednesday, Oct. 14. the Hon. Mr I Justice Whitley will address the Club !on the subject "Reminiscences, Legal and Otherwise." For the
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  • 122 7 Starhemberg Ousted From Vienna Group Vienna, Oct. 3. FOLLOWING the action of Prince I Starhemberg in expelling Major Fey and Major Lahr, Vice-Mayor of Vienna, from the Heimwehr on the i ground that they were aiming at destroying the unity of the Heimwehr, Or. Schuschnigg. the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 52 7 HEAR JEAN SING SEE HER AS "THE TOAST OF PARIS" TEACH PARISIANS HOW TO LOVE ___________r__ _^_____i J -^*__tvt____________! WITH TWO HUSBANDS AND A HEART FILL OF LOVE IN M.CM.'s FRENCHY, ROMANTIC NEW HIT m^ m _HWm _7 -fU4» tfwJ abetted by Ii CI I f^f 1 RANCHOT TONK and
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    • 327 7 the finest film persoi^j -pep of FAR EAST GAUMONT BRITISH AW 1/ 12V*\ lEC C I E PREMIERE t h fs m B e r r^h r h^ 5 ..?r s i\ MATTHEWS Matthews has no B 7 A Iffft equal in Hollywood. ITf I C <- Ar* A IKI
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  • 34 8 DOMESTIC OCC URRENCES BIRTH. DICK At the General Hospital. [Singapore, on Oct. 4. to Sally Clare (nee Rennie) wile of Alastair Mackay Dick, ot Tai Tak Estate, Johore and Edinburgh, a daughter. Both well.
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  • 11 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1936. Law And Justice
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  • 748 8 PHERE can be no peace without respect for law. Some nations have no regard for the existing law, because, rightly or wrongly, they believe that that law is unjust to themselves. Other nations reap considerable advantage from the world order as it is. but they are unwilling to run serious
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  • 213 8 l "Lady Precious Stream" Casting Meeting The S.A.D.C. held the casting meet--1 ing for "Lady Precious Stream" at the Ciub House on Friday. The vicepresident. Mi*. Philip F. Kinsey. was in the chair. Over 50 members were pre--5 sent. f The following have been cast: Mrs. I F E.
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  • 138 8 Death Of Former Singapore Port Health Officer News has been received of the death in England of Dr. Raymond Fearle Pinson, Health Officer. Malayan Medical Service, on Sept. 29. Dr. Pinson had been ailing for some time, suffering from chest trouble •empyaema), for which he underwent
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  • 74 8 Mr. G. w. A. Trimmer, Singapore I who is at the Royal Societies Club St James Street London, has just gone 8 north on a short trip. The engagement is announce! between Gilbert McCallum Coltart of ei,der son of the late* Dr Wilfrid H. Coltart. 'formerly of Oswestry/ and Mrs.
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  • 551 8 A CASE is reported from Warsaw which oegan in 1820, when a peasant started litigation against the Russian Tsar ior the confiscation of his mill, and which has now been brought by his grandchildren before the Polish highest tribunal for final Judgment. But n that case does not Records
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  • 1858 8 THE European War caused a good deal of h i intme&t in the remote parish o: Strathbungle. the action of the Germans belni eondcaincd in round terms, but it took the iniquity t>l Mr. Waterglass to ignite the wrath of the inhaoit..: Like most quarrels, this was distressingly simple
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 113 8 flk BLUE .^piML Curacao _r"*v» ____L^^^ J--^ iL^ I The latest of Bols fine Liqueurs. CALDBECK'S. rd papkk Address: PHONE g~ A GOOOV-OJD CH -I.VI!\M -ITIATIP lIIOLIOK \IMIOi; Wl> *l(>H-IST!v V\_> V ____r^_____s °^FH *\_^__-PsPHnTi SfISK rak r v _M -If'' a f -___%R «*_fs_>Sp-? i '_^__a__ __3^____Pv*l___E-______-^*%__-U___r''''^___l ____t*_-^ ___ra.__^V-_A»-^__-v*
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    • 30 8 WEEKLY COMPENSATION for INJURY during the RKiBY AND HOCKEY SEASON. SPECIAL MONTHLY PREMIUM $5.50.— Apply to the: GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRK LIFE ASSURANCE < ORPOKATION, LTD I Hongkong Bank Chamoers. Telephone 6430.
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  • 342 9 After Less Than Six Years In Colony DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN MANY LANDS HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Hon. Mr. I\ A. McElwaine to be Chief .Justice, Straits Settlements, in succession to Sir Walter Huggard. */|R.
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  • 499 9 FRESH MOVES AT GENEVA Opening Of League's £2,000,000 Palace i Geneva. Oct. 2. DISARMAMENT today became a living issue again when the Third Commission, which has not met since 1932 was revived and will examine tht ground for convening the Disarmament Conference Bureau. The Commission
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  • 472 9 Clouston Comes A Cropper j SMITH STILI. HAS A CHANCE j Johannesburg, Oct. 4. FLYING-OFFICER CLOUSTON has crashed near Gwelo. He and his passenger, Mr. Tasker. are uninjured, but. the machine is wrecked. A previous message stated that Clouston was leaving Entebbe at dawn on
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  • 348 9 TORY REBUFF FOR THE GOVERNMENT Dissatisfied Over Mandates Policy REFUSAL TO GIVE A PLEDGE London, Oct. l>. THE British Government, through its spokesman. Sir Samuel Hoare. refused at the Conservative Conference at Margate today to go beyond the Government statement. already made with regard to the future of the mandated
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  • 42 9 Home, Oct. 3. Agreement on gener.al lin< to have been practi all: bed b tween Britain and Ital. blishing trade relations o: details are ou accord is uniikeiy to-be can til the end of next week. I U ii'eiess
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  • 15 9 London. Oct. 3. Summer time Mff*™ J^Jj Great Britain tonight.- -British Wireless
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  • 49 9 Berlin, Oct. 4. The formation of two new army corps disclosed by the announcement that Gen. von Reichenau has bee* ed to command the 11th Army^ and Baron von Ressentein the 12th Army. LP to now there have only been ten. —Reuter Wireless.
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  • 20 9 New York. Oct. 4. American output of steel last we__ ,a> the highest since early 1930Reuter Wireless.
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  • 73 9 New York. Oct. 1. TTHE sailing of the American liner President Roosevelt has been cancelled owing to the strike of 200 members of the crew. A San Francisco message states that the Pacific Coast is facing a threatened stoppage of coastal shipping. Employers and unions have
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  • 66 9 j Telegraphs Protest To The President Terre Haute (Indiana). Oct. 4. Earl Browder. the Communist candi- date for the Presidency, yesterday te'ei graphed President Roosevelt and the i Governor of Indiana protesting against 1 any denial of the right to speak.— Reuter Wireless. Browder and two of his
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  • 656 9 No Devaluation By Germany Paris, Oct. 4. THE Government is publishing a proclamation which will be posted up all over the country. This declares that the new monetary law marks the beginning of an era of prosperity but only on condition that prices remain
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  • 81 9 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Oct. 4. AIRMAILS west bound out of Singapore this morning have been held up owing to mechanical trouble. The Dutch with the Imperial east bound left Calcutta this morning and are making a night stop at Rangoon. They hope
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  • 26 9 Lille. Oct. 4. Stay-in strikes have started and th« strikers are demanding restoration of pay cuts affecting between 30,000 and 40.000 workers. Reuter Wireless
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1061 10 International Political Influences EFFECT OF ELECTIONS IN MAINE (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 18. IMIE market continues to be overshadowed by international political influences and, though there has been no pronounced selling pressure, profit-taking has caused a general reaction lit the more active
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    • 101 10 During the week ending Sept. 26, 1936. exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 17.263 cases, of which: 10.903 (63 per cent) eases were to the United Kingdom. 1.188 vseven per cent) cases to the Continent of Europe. 1.709 <ten per' cent) cases to
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    • 220 10 From London 5.30 p. m. Oct. 3 RIBBER: Friday) Steady. London Spot: 7 3 4 d. 7 7 B d. Previously: 7 3 id. 7 7 B d. Nov.: 7 3 4 d. 7T B d. Previously: 7 13 16d. 7 7 B d. Jan.-March: 7 7/
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    • 73 10 j London Closing Quotations Oct. 3 Method of Par ity before Rate Pre Centre Quoting I 20-9-31 yesterday viouslv Par is Francs to 124.21 105% I( S' e V° rk Sto£ ***** 4.93 316 fj3_ Amsterdam Guilders to I 12 107 912 01 1 Hong Kong Per
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    • 98 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Oct. 3., 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I.X.R.S.S. in cases FOB. October) 27 3 8 27 7 16 Good F.A.Q. in cases <F.0.8. Octobei't 27 516 27 3 8 No. I.X.R.S.S. (Spotloose) lawardable Singapore* 27 J 4 27 516 October 27 3 8 27
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    • 91 10 r Oct. 3 Buyers Sellers Gambler 5.50 Java Cube 9 50 Hamburg Cube 10.50 White Muntok Pepper 14.00 Black Pepper 7.50 White Pepper 13.50 Copra, sundried 5.45 Copra, mixed 4.90 Small Flake Tapioca 4.80 R. B. Siam No. 1 per yokan 1.10 Banja Jelotong 6.25 Sarawak Jelotong
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    • 175 10 Programme Of Drills For Current Week The Singapore Volunteer Corps programme of drills for the week ending Oct. 11 is as follows: Monday, Oct. 5, 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, S.F.CR.E. tv). Drill; S.V.F.A.. F.A Training; Miniature Range. S.R.E. (v). Empire Test. Tuesday, Oct. 6. 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, S.V.A.C.S.. Unit Parade;
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    • 1181 10 SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES Fraser and Co.'s List SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 1936: 1 PM. MINING Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) Js Asam Kumbang 26* 6d 28s od Austral Malay "A^d l 6s Ayer Hitam (ss) 5 7 1 77V_ Ayer Weng ($1) iS 18s Bangrin Tin 3d Batu Selangor
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    • 218 10 Saturday's Singapore Quotations Oct. 3 SELLING London T.T. 2 4 1 16 London, demand 2 4 1 16 London 4 months' sight 2 4^ Lyons, demand 1220 Hamburg, demand 142 New York, demand 57 3 8 Montreal, demand 57' 4 Batavia. demand 105 3 i Samarang. demand
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    • 42 10 On account of the September censu> In 1935 having a revealed considerate: number of unlicensed pigg-'ries decided by the Rural Board at its mm meeting that efforts should be mad^ to see that as many as possible wen' licensed immediately
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    • 42 10 Officials of tlie Municipality o Singapore report a cleaner bill m health for last week, the number m deaths having fallen from 245 to Deaths from beri-beri fell Irom 1 It* H MMI rn.il.li,! .1.-.lb Wme «J pared with 11.
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  • 458 11 Vl v* 2^^\o\tf\ QoU^ David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb Os world's leading team-of-four and has beaten every other TOO MUCH |~VNE of our readers. C. Nelson of New I York City, submits a hand of which he somewhat deprecatingly says, j( "Of course, high card values there is nothing
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    • 486 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in tne v-.ulony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund: Sterling 6.500.000 Hong Kong Currency $10,000,000 Reserve
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    • 497 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital ln 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.006 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate. London EC. 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star I Iloilo Saigon Amritsar |Ipoh Semarang
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    • 493 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Singapore— ZHI 'Owned and operated by Radio Service Co_oL Ma,aya Ltd, Wavelength— 49.9 metres 6.00 Recorded music. ?_5 «e^ s .00 Relay of concert artistes from the Z^H.I. studio:— Mrs. Ida Kuiloch—songs Villanelle ide l'Acqua) Solveig's Song from Peer Goynt (Greig) Break day .Sanderaon Tao Scotch
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    • 537 11 12.10 Dance masic. 1220 C,ose down HolbS=p CJ am Wave.en!!th-31.28 metres 720 Special transmission for Central i nd South America by the Roman Catholic Broadcasting Association. 1 HI—16.88 metres Pm8.20 Opening announcement. «-25 Music. 83° News. 8-45 Music. 900 Musical show. 9.20 Talk on sports 920 Symphonic orchestra 1000 B
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  • 1025 12 'NEW ATLANTIC COMPANY REGISTERED Catering For People Of Moderate Means i IT is over two years since it was an- nounced that the sale to German I interests of the'Red Star liners Pennj land and Westerland and not put an end to Major Frank Bustard's atlantic j
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  • 124 12 tears That Seamen Mav Be Classed As "Alien" Washing-ton. Sept. 25. Diosdado Yap, head of the Philippine Information Bureau in America, has inquired of Mr. Weaver of the Marine Inspection Bureau as to what effect the appointment of the Marine Commission by President Roosevelt yesterday will have on
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  • 49 12 Oct. 3: Malacca. Meran, Tandjong Balei. Kola. Marella. Tung Song. Perak. Ipoh. Neleus. Clam. Katong. City of Florence, Darvel, Tilawa, Yuen Sang Pinna (Brit.): Hai Hing <Nor»; Kepah, Asahan, Tomohon. Valentyn Poelau Tello. Tohiti. Togian, Toboali Merula, Senang <Dut.). Oct. 4: Maros. Belawan iDutj; Mata Hari, Tweedbank (Brit.).
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  • 121 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR East WTharf (Entrance Gate 1): Rohna 22: Op ten Noort 2U Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3»: Toyama Maru 18; L lg Gleniffer 14; Pres Garfield U roclus 9: Klang. Kudat 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate I Rantaupandjang 30; Kajang Empire Dock (Entrance Gatr I Bengloe 46: Nagato Maru
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  • 197 12 Longshoremen Will Not Arbitrate San I lain i>« o. Sepl *1 The waterfront empl here that the retus.il on tl. Internal Lancsnorem a tion to take part m ai the dispute re^-.: es, to eome into up present agreement Ki "in and Vhey intend to hire ther lab
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  • 162 12 Thirty-five French fishermen who were rescued in mid-Atlantic arrived at Avon-mouth Dock, Bristol, recently in the Elder and FyfTes' liner Cristales. The men were taken by the liner off the fishing barque Bernardo, from Bt Malo. which was drifting helplessly 350 miles from Newfoundland. Their mainmast
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  • 78 12 An historic four-oared galley, a gift Of the King, was received by boys of jthe training ship Mercury, the wellknown nautical school at Hamble j Hampshire. The galley was built for Queen Victoria's mother the Duchess of Kent by Tolladay, of Eton, and is 27ft.
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  • 32 12 Group Captain E. J p. Burlings D.S.C., D.F.C.. AFC formerly in command of aircraft stations at Singapore has been appointed to the command of the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment at Felixstowe I
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    • 414 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. {Incorporated in FM.S.) TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING ICHDfn FOR FEDERATFD MALAV STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. i ko^t^ SEE CANADA _L Ir _r 'r^s^ Go Ua Canada t0 North America J >___^l_Br^ liners at Montreal or Quebec. No d' yamaw^y^ extra
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    • 97 12 SILVER JAVA PACIFIC LINE Joint service of PACIFIC JAVA BENGAL LINE and SILVER LINE, LTD. SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND NORTH PACIFIC PORTS m.v. SILVERPALM (S.) Arrives h "l(via Java St Manila: Calls mv I" <»>< m.v. BEN GALEN (P.) Oct. 14 Oct. I« via Manila m.v. HOPECREST <S.) ort
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    • 477 12 I Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m Thursday 7-45 am Alor Star: Mon. to Fri.* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and Ipoh: Weekdays; 7.45 a.m. and 7 P_OL Klang, Kuala Liris, Port Swettenham. Taimng and Telok Anson: A 7<ekdays* 7 p.m. Kota
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    • 494 13 _^_t__fc________ "fc-Th* ______________^^B____r_______ ii,.. mm _____P_fc______ JV_______H______H____jfi9_H[ BY, P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES P. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS, OUTWAROS Due Due Tonna.e Spore. Tonnage Spore. 1936. 1936 m*S C Mi"_. 1700 ct 9 RANPURA 17.000 Dec. 18 BURDWAN 6.070 Oct. 22 1937 S-JSSf 011 ***** cL 23 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Jan.
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    • 408 13 (Incorporated in England.) _____r^S___ ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL ACCFPTING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Steamer Due SaP« CITY OF CARDIFF Havre, London. R'dam. H'burg, Glasgow Oct. 14 Oct. 16 CITY OF
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    • 773 14 K. P. M. OP TEN NOORT— Monday. Oct. 5. Belawan-Deli. BOTH— Monday. Oct. 5. Muntok. Batavia and Chenbon ROKAN-Tilesday. Oct. 6. Bengkalis, Paneh, Berombang. TanjongMengeidar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. THEDENS -Wednesday, Oct. 7. Muntok and Palembang. TOBELO— Wednesday. Oct. 7. P. Samboe. Toengkal, Moeara-Saba ana Djambi. CREMER-Wednesday, Oct. 7. Penang and
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    • 407 14 TO EUROPE T__EK_T____^^ Arrives. Leaves Leaves Arrives S'pore. Spore. Penang New York. <~w <* Oct 6 Oct. 8 Nov. 17 Pres. Garfield ©J* 3 Oct. 22 P^s. Polk Oct V£ l u Nov 5 15 Pres. Adanis {JCI L uv And Every 14 Days Thereafter. TO AMERICA FROM nONG KONG
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    • 718 14 O. S. K. LINE Cane Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar. Oct 8 8 Aden Maru Dar-es-Salaam. Beira, L Marques, Durban and Algoa Say Hakonesan Maru Santos and Buenos Aires via Durban. Oct 17 i 8 Hakonesan man. t Rio de JancJro __tl a Maru Santos and Buenos Aires via Colomoo. Oct
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  • 751 15 LIGHTWEIGHT F NALISTS THRILL BOXING FANS Great Bout Between L/C Donaghy Fus* Long WELTERS DISAPPOINT ONE K. O.— SKINS WIN TOLLEY CUP L/C. DONAGHY and Fus. Long of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers provided the tit-bit of the Amateur Boxing Championships when they contested the final of the Lightweight division on
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  • 388 15 Rest Win Cricket Club Game By 14 Points To Nil THE Rest were a U4 too good for the Newcomers in the S.C.C. rugger match played on the Padang on Saturday, and ran out winners by a margin of 14 points to nil.
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  • 78 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 2. A S Kuppusamy. of the Indian Recreation Club, has been suspended by the Penang Football Association for tlie rest of the 1936 soccer season and ior one month from the commencement of the 1937 season. The suspension is a sequel to
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  • 95 15 The YW.CA. Sports Club held an "At Home" Saturday at the hostel. Fort Canning. About 50 members and friends were present. A start was made in the final ot the mixed doubles of the lawn tennis tournament. Miss E. Peechey and lir. B van Cuylenberg playing Miss
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  • 259 15 Hockey Game With I. A. Drawn -THE S.C.R.C. drew I—l with the Indian Association at hockey at the I.A.'s ground yesterday, although on their play they should have won by a good margin. They were slow to get going and finished the first
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  • 106 15 London, Oct. 3. Rugby matches played at Home today resulted, says Reuter. as follows: Rosslyn Park 11, Old Blues 3. Bath 8. Torquay A. 3. Bradford 3, Headingley 10. Llanelly 3, Swansea 8. Moseley 10, Bedford 6. Newport 6. Cardiff 9. Neath 3, Aberavon 5. Glasgow Acas 22,
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  • 283 15 Negri-Malacca Lose 32 Points To Nil (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Saturday. DUNGLED tackles and poor scrummaging were responsible for Negri-Malacca's ignominous rugger defeat at the hands of Selangor here today by 32 points (five goals, a try and a dropped goal) to nil. There was a
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  • 180 15 9 Heavy Brigade 3, 7th Heavy Battery 0. Tho 9th Heavy Brigade (Changh gained a well-deserved Rugby victory over the 7th Heavy Battery (Blakan Mati> Saturday at Blakan Mati. The victory was as impressive as it was deserved and while the honr. team played gamely to the
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  • 57 15 In the handicap singles Class B of the Y.M.C.A. tennis tournament Satur- i day, J. Manasseh < —15) beat T. Nagashima (scratch) 6—2, 6 —l. The tie in the mixed doubles between I. A. Alsagoff and Miss Wemyss —15.3) and Yap Ah Hian and Mrs Pennefather, which was
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  • 20 15 9.9. beat A/C Blood (R.A.F.), 9.7, on points Flyweight: P.J. Abdul Rahman (Folic*) beat Pte., Haynes (.Midds. Regt.) on point;,.
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  • 59 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Oct. 3. THE Duke of York Handicap run today at Kempton Park over 1 i miles resulted MONTROSE 9.7 (G. Richards) 1 HYPOTHESIS 7.8 (Sirett) 2 THE FONT 7.12 (Beary) 3 Thirteen started. Won by three lengths; two lengths. Betting 7
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  • 145 15 Ill—O Victory In Rugger Match 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 3. The Negri Sembilan All Blues were beaten by the Selangor Club "A" XV in a rugger fixture on the padang today by 31 points (five goals, one penalty goal and one try) to
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  • 216 15 Good Win For Penang Rugger Team (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Oct. 3. Playing a strong side which included eight or nine probable State Rugby representatives Penang *.V defeated Perak Asiatics by 18 points to I this afternoon on the Esplanade. The visitors
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  • 101 15 Home Team Perform Creditably Colombo, Od 3. In the one day cricket match played here today, the M.C.C. at one stage h id j lost five wickets lor 83 runs. Hardr.taff and Allen went on to compile 65 ami j 82 respectively and at close of play
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  • 469 15 DV defeating the Services by the broad margin of 10 to 5 at polo Saturday the Civilians won the Inniskillings Cup, presented to the Singapore Polo Club by Major R G. S. (ox, M.C. The Civilians were undoubtedly the superior side, combining extraordinarily well. The Civilians took
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  • 95 15 <From Our Own Correspondent! Ipoh Oct 3. The third annual encounter MMM the o;,i I. the two premier Bre* In !■< rak. St Michael's. IP' li and st < I lipftag, begat: evening op, th- I cawdi ground. he Ola Michaelians. who were on th." first two
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  • 634 16 Derby County Still Lead First Division (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 4. A GAINST Arsenal Manchester United scored twice in the first 15 minutes, through Rowley and Bryant. Arsenal have not scored a single goal, this season, away from home. Derby
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  • 38 16 Princetown, Oct. 3. AT Palmer stadium the Mile of the Century resulted: Sanromani 1, Lovelock 2, Cunningham 3. Times 4 min. 9 sec, 4 min. 10 •ec., 4.13 sec. Won by two yards; four yards. Reuter.
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  • 637 16 Handicaps For Autumn Race Meeting (From Our Own Correspondent) I Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 3. FOLLOWING are the handicaps for the first day (Saturday, Oct. 10) of the Selangor Turf Club Autumn meeting. RACE 1. Horses, Class 4. s'j furs.: Stormv Night 9.0. Closing Time 8.11. Unity B*lo. Britannia 8.5. Young
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  • 51 16 IMPERIAL PRODUCE STAKES London, Oct. 3. The Imperial Produce Stakes run today over six furlongs, at Kempton Park resulted. LOVERS' PATH 1 ALI PASHA 2 RUBY TIGER 3 Eleven ran. Won by 3 4 length; a neck. Betting 5 to 1, 7 to 2 and 5 to 2.
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  • 55 16 Fourteen cards were taken out for the October women's spoon at the j Keppel Golf Club which resulted in a tie between Mrs. W. P. Douglas 2 down Miss B. H. Egger 2 Mrs. P. G. Pollard 2 The tie is to be played off
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  • 31 16 The Boxine Board advises that the Flyweight Title has been declared vacant, and the Board has approved Boy Quee and L. S. Fond as contenders for the Flyweight Title.
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  • 422 16 Strong Army Team Chosen FIIS afternoon at Anson Road Stadium, the Army will meet the Rest (comprising civilians, the Air Force and H.M.S. Terror) in a charity football match. It should be a most interesting game, and as the play veers from end to en_. thoughts
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  • 41 16 *THE following team w.ll n pr sent the Armv Vv r^ day's Charity Soccer mat,. t Anson Road: Stonton R .> liss (Midds). Pipe ,R.v a (R.E.), Rogeis (RE (apt nail (Skins). Cooper (Skin. (Midds). Buckley k (Midds.), Croy (R.A.M.cV.
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  • 48 16 The following are the sco-i Johore Rifle Club for Septen Nett Cup: R.S.M F H R.E. 34 33 31 98 Ist. Capt. H. E. Pike. R.E 2<J 2nd. Handicap Cup: R.S.M Fl- ter. RE 98 Ist. Mr. F. K McNamara Johore Police Forces 97 278
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  • 60 16 In the final of the A Women's Goll Championsh:;, Barton I Britain I beat ICrs 0 Crews four aad thre. was five up at the 27th and m ed the lead at th- 32nd where dormie five. At the end of th< nine the
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  • 28 16 The Boxing competition between the Army and the R.A.F for the India Cup will now be held on Oct 21 1936 at the SVC. Drill Hall.
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